Within the realm of exterior home renovations, patios are perennially popular. If you’re looking for an affordable, relatively easy-to-install option, consider a concrete patio in particular. It may ...

Concrete is known for its durability, but it doesn't last forever. When you build a patio with it, how long will it hold up?

Q. There’s a wide ugly gap between my concrete outdoor patio slab and the slab my house is built on. I’m trying to determine whether to caulk the crack or fill it with some cement-based patching ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The biggest concern for any woodworking project should be safety—especially if you're building something that will see a lot of ...

Presenting a decorative concrete seminar at a central Wisconsin home show in the spring of 2011 was the catalyst that brought together Judah Haas, president of Alchemy Concrete, Inc., Nelsonville, Wis ...

The concrete slab can be thought of as the wearing cap for the building pad and base course. A well compacted and smooth subgrade is critical to a successful slab. Slab formwork, jointing details, ...

Dear Tim: We bought a house that requires an immediate brick patio repair. The brick patio in the back yard is very warped and looks as if a wave ran under it. We want to replace it but don’t want it ...